Atlantic Media's online publication Quartz prides itself on being a “digitally native news outlet” “for business people in the new global economy” which publishes “bracingly creative and intelligent journalism with a broad worldview.” Its “deputy ideas editor,” however, wants to silence journalism that does not fit in with her self-described “feminist” worldview.
In a series of tweets, Meredith Bennett-Smith, Quartz’s “deputy ideas editor,” denounced a Washington Post article on the topic of feminism by Cathy Young. Young's title succinctly encapsulates her article's point: “Feminists want us to define these ugly sexual encounters as rape. Don’t let them.”
Despite the article explicitly drawing the line between rape and regrettable decisions, Bennett-Smith accused Young of being a “damaging, horrendous rape apologist.” She also called for the Washington Post to stop publishing Young’s work:
In another tweet, Bennett-Smith wrote that Young’s articles inflict “trauma” “on an all-too common basis”:
Bennett-Smith's call for censorship conflicts with Quartz’s commitment to “intelligent journalism with a broad worldview.”
Quartz did not respond to MRCTV’s request for comment.